Tripillar: Miniature magnetic caterpillar climbing robot with plane transition ability

Mobile Robotics: Solutions and Challenges - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 343-350

  Rochat, Frederic ^a   Schoeneich, Patrick ^a   Nguyen, Olivier Truong Dat ^a   Mondada, Francesco ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE; FERROMAGNETIC SURFACES; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; INTERSECTING SURFACES; INTERSECTION ANGLES; MAGNETIC CATERPILLARS; TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS;

MOBILE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84885579985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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